I have about decided to go with the MW50 guide set. I like simple and this is simple. The KW guides are still confusing. If I go to a supplier and choose the KW’s in the color and or finish I prefer, they are either cost prohibitive ($60-$70 for one guide) or they do not carry all the sizes you guys have recommended in a color or finish I like. Then trying to find a matching tip top with a 12mm
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Tom Kirkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The only real downside to a spinning reel for > heavy surf casting is that a hard cast with > several ounces of sinker and bait will usually > result in drag slip on the cast. There are > techniques to mitigate this but it is one reason > that you don't see many heavy surf rods made in > spin
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Jacob, Again, thank you for the information and guidance. I think I’m going to go with spinning since I have already purchased the Penn 10500. I know most of the sharks I will hook are going to be in the 3 to 5 foot range. However, my father and I hooked some beasts, we assumed were sharks, that we never remotely slowed downed. These things broke lines, hooks, terminal tackle and made a dr
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Phil, If I decided to make the 11 footer a casting instead of spinning rod, what reel would you recommend? Jim
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Phil, Are you suggesting an “Alvey” type reel setup? jim
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Jacob, Thank you so much for your response and direction it has certainly helped. I am researching the MW50 guide set and so far this very attractive. With your vast experience in surf rods and there construction, would you share your thoughts concerning the Fuji reel seat plate approach? I believe I have viewed the video by Lou Caruso, but it might help to view it again. Again, tha
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Robert, I have tried to find the articles you listed by the search option on this forum and by googling the titles. I can’t seem to find them. It could very well be user error. Could you make a link or make a suggestion as to how I may find this information. Thank you for your patience.
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Thank you.
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Hello to everyone. I am not new to rod building though I have not built any in a couple of years. The project at hand is building an 11’ foot surf spinning rod 3 to 6 oz. on and older used blank. The reel I have chosen is the monster Penn 10500. I plan to load it 50lb mono backing and 65lb power pro braid. This will allow for plenty of strength and length for those initial runs. I am consi
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